TY - JOUR
T1 - The teen driver
AU - COMMITTEE ON ADOLESCENCE
AU - Council on Injury, Violence, and Poison Prevention
AU - Alderman, Elizabeth M.
AU - Johnston, Brian D.
AU - Breuner, Cora
AU - Grubb, Laura K.
AU - Powers, Makia
AU - Upadhya, Krishna
AU - Wallace, Stephenie
AU - Hoffman, Benjamin D.
AU - Quinlan, Kyran
AU - Agran, Phyllis
AU - Denny, Sarah
AU - Hirsh, Michael
AU - Lee, Lois
AU - Monroe, Kathy
AU - Schaechter, Judy
AU - Tenenbein, Milton
AU - Zonfrillo, Mark R.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2018 by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
PY - 2018/10
Y1 - 2018/10
N2 - For many teenagers, obtaining a driver's license is a rite of passage, conferring the ability to independently travel to school, work, or social events. However, immaturity, inexperience, and risky behavior put newly licensed teen drivers at risk. Motor vehicle crashes are the most common cause of mortality and injury for adolescents and young adults in developed countries. Teen drivers (15-19 years of age) have the highest rate of motor vehicle crashes among all age groups in the United States and contribute disproportionately to traffc fatalities. In addition to the deaths of teen drivers, more than half of 8- to 17-year-old children who die in car crashes are killed as passengers of drivers younger than 20 years of age. This policy statement, in which we update the previous 2006 iteration of this policy statement, is used to refect new research on the risks faced by teen drivers and offer advice for pediatricians counseling teen drivers and their families.
AB - For many teenagers, obtaining a driver's license is a rite of passage, conferring the ability to independently travel to school, work, or social events. However, immaturity, inexperience, and risky behavior put newly licensed teen drivers at risk. Motor vehicle crashes are the most common cause of mortality and injury for adolescents and young adults in developed countries. Teen drivers (15-19 years of age) have the highest rate of motor vehicle crashes among all age groups in the United States and contribute disproportionately to traffc fatalities. In addition to the deaths of teen drivers, more than half of 8- to 17-year-old children who die in car crashes are killed as passengers of drivers younger than 20 years of age. This policy statement, in which we update the previous 2006 iteration of this policy statement, is used to refect new research on the risks faced by teen drivers and offer advice for pediatricians counseling teen drivers and their families.
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U2 - 10.1542/peds.2018-2163
DO - 10.1542/peds.2018-2163
M3 - Article
C2 - 30249622
AN - SCOPUS:85054100901
SN - 0031-4005
VL - 142
JO - Pediatrics
JF - Pediatrics
IS - 4
M1 - e20182163
ER -